Find an activity chart, to see how many calories are burned with an activity, then find the place where it says how many calories are burned while sleeping or sitting and watching television, and multiply the amounts for the times listed until you arrive at a total amount of calories burned for those two activities in a 24 hour period.

This total will be your maximum intake to maintain your current weight while being lazy. Any extra activity is a bonus for burning calories, but that total is your MAXIMUM for any day.

Now, to reach the weekly goal, subtract 500 calories from that Maximum per day chart, and this will be your Ultimate maximum calories that you are allowing yourself to consume.

*Disclaimer: This article is what I did, and is my opinion only. I am not a Doctor, nor am in the medical field. I am not, by any means, an expert on nutrition, nor am involved in any scientific study nor research on the subject of losing weight. I do, however, as a regular civilian, strongly recommend that you seek the advice of a Doctor, medical professional, and/or nutrition professional, BEFORE initiating any sort of weight loss plan.